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What are my rights to post-secondary education as a person with a disability?

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What are my rights to post-secondary education as a person with a disability?

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All educational institutions have a legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodation, up to the point of undue hardship, in order to ensure equity for students with disabilities. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the various provincial charters prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability, and post-secondary institutions have been mindful of the obligation to create an accessible environment dictated by these charters. Canadian colleges and universities are now beginning to articulate the rights of disabled students as they develop educational equity policy statements. It is recommended that disabled students contact their disability services office for more information. Other organizations that can help clarify the legal aspects of disability accommodations include: The Advocacy Resource Centre for the Handicapped (ARCH), Council of Canadians With Disabilities and Reach Canada. ARCH is a non-profit community legal clinic which defends and promotes the equality

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